AutoCAD views all geometry within the context of coordinates.…This makes it very easy for us to…construct new geometry from any existing line work.…In this lesson, we're going to use object snaps…to lock onto specific points of an existing object.…On my screen, I have two columns.…The column on the right represents finished drawings and…the column on the left represents some unfinished line work.…Our goal…in this lesson, is to make the geometry on…the left, look like the geometry on the right.…

Let's start at the top.…I'm going to hold my mouse wheel down and I'll center…this geometry, and then I'll roll the wheel forward to zoom in.…To finish this drawing, I need to use the Line command.…And I'll have to draw a line from the end point…of the upper entity to the end point of the lower one.…All I need to know is what coordinates those are.…Fortunately,…AutoCAD will do all of the work for me. I'll start by launching the Line command.…And when AutoCAD asks for a point, I'll hold down my Shift key and right-click.…

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8/26/2013

In this installment of AutoCAD 2014 Essentials, author Jeff Bartels concentrates on the particulars of creating basic geometry in AutoCAD, including assigning imperial or metric units of measurement, using object snaps to control accuracy, and drawing and transforming basic lines and shapes. The last chapter in the course tests your newfound skills in a short project where you'll create a small mechanical part.